Lower East Side, Manhattan, from the series Old New York

Camilo José Vergara, Lower East Side, Manhattan, from the series Old New York, 1970, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2015.55.2, © 1970, Camilo José Vergara
Camilo José Vergara, Lower East Side, Manhattan, from the series Old New York, 1970, inkjet print, image: 11 12 × 17 14 in. (29.2 × 44 cm) sheet: 15 34 × 19 34 in. (40.0 × 50.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2015.55.2, © 1970, Camilo José Vergara

Artwork Details

Title
Lower East Side, Manhattan, from the series Old New York
Date
1970
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 11 12 × 17 14 in. (29.2 × 44 cm) sheet: 15 34 × 19 34 in. (40.0 × 50.2 cm)
Copyright
© 1970, Camilo José Vergara
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums Description
inkjet print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — door
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — stairs
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — apartment
Object Number
2015.55.2

Works by this artist (81 items)

East Baltimore Documentary Survey Project
Dateca. 1975
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Linda Rich, Houses were built in close proximity to packing houses and canneries at the turn of the century, 1977-1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1098, © 1975, George Jadowski
Houses were built in close proximity to packing houses and…
Date1977-1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Linda Rich, McElderry Park, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1161, © 1975, George Jadowski
McElderry Park
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Linda Rich, Neighborhood boys by the Bankard-Gunther Mansion, Butchers Hill. The mansion, built in 1864, was originally the home of a well-to-do butcher who amassed his fortune during the Civil War by selling his beef and pork products to the Union Army, 1977-1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1154, © 1975, George Jadowski
Neighborhood boys by the Bankard-Gunther Mansion, Butchers…
Date1977-1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view

Exhibitions

Photograph of children playing in the water from a fire hydrant by Hiram Maristany
Down These Mean Streets: Community and Place in Urban Photography
May 11, 2017August 5, 2017
America’s urban streets have long inspired documentary photographers. After World War II, populations shifted from the city to the suburbs and newly built highways cut through thriving neighborhoods, leaving isolated pockets within major urban centers.

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